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#1 Unread post by THECAT64 »

Hello Everyone,

I have been trying to identify this coin or token and cannot find anything remotely similar to it. If anyone has any idea of what it is I would appreciate it.

Weight is 8 grams and diameter is approx. 28mm

I acquired it in a bulk coin auction lot from 1 of many of the auction houses here in the UK,

Thanks.
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#2 Unread post by Triple C »

THECAT64,

This is JMO, but it appears to look like a "Lead/Pewter Medieval Token", but little is known about them. Hopefully, it will be a good start for searching. This example is the most similar I know:
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The above example also indicates letters on the Reverse, but there is no pic.
Best of luck on your search!

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#4 Unread post by THECAT64 »

Thank you very much, hopefully now that I have a starting point I will be able to get more information on it.

Will update you all on it when I gather more on it.

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#5 Unread post by THECAT64 »

Hi again

Just a update on some more information that I have come across, It seem to be what is called a "Hop Pickers Token".

Hop Pickers Token.


The cultivation of hops was a popular industry and it employed labour for almost all the year. At the peak of the picking season many thousands of pickers were required, and these mostly came from London’s East End for a “holiday” with work and pay and were known as “furiners”. Payment for picking was arranged using these hop-tokens mostly made from lead and white metal and produced by the local blacksmith.

The tokens were passed as money between the pickers themselves and were also accepted by the shops and inns in the locality, who were assured that the tokens would be redeemed later by the growers who issued them.

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#6 Unread post by Triple C »

Thanks for the update...Now we all know a little more about these lead tokens. 👍

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#7 Unread post by Earle42 »

Very interesting piece of history!
Common grading company shortcomings & resulting co$tly mi$take$ to collectors (using Kennedy No FG halves):
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